Interventional Radiology

Here's the resource Radiology calls "an ideal introduction to interventional radiology"back in a thoroughly updated New Edition! Readers will achieve successful outcomes for the most common diagnostic and therapeutic procedures with its clear, step-by-step guidance. More than 200 line diagrams and clinical photographs make complex information easy to understand and apply. Focuses on the skills essential to performing safe and effective interventional radiologic procedures. Examines general principles as well as vascular and non-vascular interventions. Helps readers resolve problems with a troubleshooting guide for each procedure. Includes discussions of clinical indications, consent issues, and post-procedural care. Highlights key facts and technical recommendations with tip boxes and warning boxes throughout. Includes selected references at the end of each procedure. New chapters on Haemostasis and Fibroid Embolism as well as Non-Invasive Vascular Imaging, which examines topics such as Doppler color flow, the new generation of duplex equipment, CT angiography, and MR angiography. Expanded coverage of non-vascular procedures and techniques, esophageal stent insertion, biliary biopsy, respiratory intervention, angioplasty and stenting, percutaneous closure devices, catheter design, and more.Kessel, David is the author of 'Interventional Radiology', published 2005 under ISBN 9780443100444 and ISBN 0443100446.